Global Patent Index - EP 0417883 A2

EP 0417883 A2 19910320 - Data processing system with enhanced ease of use.

Title (en)

Data processing system with enhanced ease of use.

Title (de)

Datenverarbeitungssystem mit vereinfachter Benutzung.

Title (fr)

Ordinateur avec une amélioration de la facilité d'utilisation.

Publication

EP 0417883 A2 19910320 (EN)

Application

EP 90306213 A 19900607

Priority

US 36846889 A 19890619

Abstract (en)

A data processing system employing a display technique for enhancing the human factors of the user interface of an interactive data processing system in which the possibility of simultaneous display of information pertaining to a plurality of data sets is possible, by uniquely, graphically, visually, highlighting displayed information pertaining to each of the plurality of files such that in response to user selection of an active file, information pertaining to the active file is displayed in the file unique highlight, while information pertaining to all other of the plurality of data sets is displayed in a de-highlighted mode.

IPC 1-7

G06F 3/023; G06F 3/033; G06F 15/20

IPC 8 full level

G06F 9/44 (2006.01); G09G 5/00 (2006.01); G09G 5/02 (2006.01); G09G 5/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06F 9/453 (2018.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0417883 A2 19910320; EP 0417883 A3 19920603; BR 9002849 A 19910820; CA 2016402 A1 19901219; JP H03233494 A 19911017

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 90306213 A 19900607; BR 9002849 A 19900618; CA 2016402 A 19900509; JP 15886090 A 19900619